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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

When Riley Blake asked if I had an idea for using their Confetti Cottons solids with Crayola colors I knew immediately what I wanted to make. Solids are such a huge part of Modern Quilting and I wanted to create a project that was fun, easy, and screamed summer! What is more iconic in summer than a VW Camper Van?! So I created a pattern with a couple of options for you. The Beach Bus block is a foundation pieced pattern that can be made in either a 8" or 16" block. The 8" block is perfect for the table runner I've shown here.

If you're feeling ambitious you could turn the back of your pillow into the back of the beach bus! Add a personalized license plate for extra fun!Either way, you have a fun, easy summer project that's sure to brighten your home or patio.

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Hello Modern Sewists and Welcome!! I’m so thrilled you stopped by. Today is my stop on the Desert Bloom blog tour. I was so excited to work with these beautiful fabrics and I was so happy when I found out that there were knits! I love to sew with knits and you should too! You may think that knits are scary but they really aren't. You can sew them on a household sewing machine. All you need to know is a few key things which you can read about here and here!. I started garment sewing when I was in high school and I’ve never stopped.

I loved Amanda’s prints and I knew they would be perfect for some new summer duds. So I whipped out my well used copy of the Scout tee by Grainline studios and went to work.
Voila!
My Desert Bloom scout tee.
Perfect for a hot summer day!
The scout tee is about the easiest pattern you can find and it's great with knits! Go give it a try!

I had been looking for an excuse to try to sew up a Driftless cardigan also by Grainline studios and here is the Desert bloom version! A perfect neutral gray which will go with just about everything this summer.

And it has pockets! You know for your cell phone! Brilliant!

So fun! Thanks for the new summer wardrobe Amanda!
Happy Sewing my friends.

Friday, May 22, 2015

The Norways. There are two. I love this pattern. Submitting this to the bloggers quilt festival in the Large quilts category.
Christmas version.
I loved piecing this one together. Pattern is Norway by Camille Roskelley. Quilting done by Sarah Wilson aka Crinklelove.

Then the Cheery Cotton and Steel version.
This one remains unbound for now.
Amazing, stunning, I cannot say enough wonderful things about this custom quilting done by Heidi Rodli aka Pieceandjoyquiltingco. This is Heidi's photo

I can't wait to get this one finished up, so I can show you the full reveal.
Happy Sewing and enjoy the Bloggers Quilt Festival!

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You have found the blog of Caroline Press ~ I wear many hats, but this blog is dedicated to sewing (mostly). I firmly believe that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. If you can dream it, you can make it! You only need to know how and that's what this blog is all about! I hope you find these pages an inspiration. I always welcome comments - you can reach me at trilliumdesign1 at g mail dot com.